In recent years, megajournals, such as PLOS ONE and other newer initiatives like the Wellcome Trust’s new open science platform Wellcome Open Research, have changed the landscape of journal publishing. UCL Press is now pleased to announce the launch of its own open access megajournal platform and invites you to hear about its plans, contribute to its development and find out how to get involved. The event will feature guest talks from other megajournal publishers who will present their models and the benefits of open access megajournals. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A panel session.

Guest speaker profiles:

Robert Kiley

Robert is the Head of Open Research at the Wellcome Trust, responsible for developing open research strategy and acts as the Wellcome’s point of contact for the journals eLife and Wellcome Open Research.

Stephanie Dawson

Stephanie is the CEO of ScienceOpen, a professional networking platform for scholars to enhance their research in the open, make an impact, and receive credit for it. ScienceOpen is the platform provider behind UCL Press’s new open access journal platform.

Catriona MacCallum

Catriona is Director of Open Science at Hindawi publishing. Previously, she worked for PLOS as Senior Editor of PLOS Biology and Consulting Editor on PLOS ONE and then as Director of Advocacy. Catriona is currently Chair of the OASPA Policy Committee and a member of the Advisory Boards of OpenAire, Royal Society (Publishing), the UUK Open Access Efficiencies Working Group and RCUK’s Open Access Practitioner Group.